State v. Walton

The indictment charged that the defendant caused the death of a pregnant female named Melinda A. Cook, by the use of an instrument which he thrust into her womb with intent to produce a miscarriage. No question is made as to the form of the indictment. It contains the necessary averments to constitute murder in the second degree.

1 When the defendant was put upon trial, his counsel requested that the jury be kept together during the adjournments of court. The order was made. At the first adjournment, a number of the members of the jury approached counsel for defendant in the court room, and…